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Successful DOR or Older Ladies?

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ellyrose wrote:

Just looking for success stories from women with Diminished Ovarian Reserve. My AMH is .2, and I'm turning 39 in June. We've been trying for almost two years with 4 early miscarriages that they attribute to egg quality. I just finished my 3rd egg retrieval. We are lucky enough to have 1 PGS normal embryo from our first cycle (only got 3 eggs). She's frozen and we're transferring in July. Second cycle only got 2 eggs, one hatching blastocyst that turned out abnormal with Mosonomy 21. My third cycle has been better: Got 5 eggs. 1 is a hatching blastocyst and one is a regular blastocyst. So we sent 2 for PGS. I'm just so worried they're going to be abnormal. I would love to hear success stories from ladies who are a similar age or who have DOR. I want to be positive, but really having a hard time wrestling with my anxiety and fears today.

Hi! I'm 40 and did 4 ivfs, with only one normal pgs in the last batch. I transferred in march and am 9 weeks today!! It really only takes one. Out of about 45 eggs retrieved thru 4 cycles, only one!! So crazy. So you have that now and any extras will just be great too!!! Good luck!!

I think I'm keeping Amazon in business with my vitamin order! I take Vitamin D, Vitamin E, B-Complex, Folate, Zinc, NAC, Ubiquinol, Acai, DHA, baby aspirin and a Prenatal. Hoping it makes the difference. The one thing I haven't done is DHEA because I'm scared of the side effects, and my RE said it wouldn't make a difference....

I feel the same way. MY dh thinks I'm crazy prolly from all the pills I buy. My RE just gave me a list of Myo-Inositol 2 g daily, L Arginine 1 g daily, and Pycnogenol 100 mg daily. I didn't include the ones you're already taking nor DHEA. I'm scared of the side effects too of it, but I figure I'll try it and if I don't like it then I can stop.

Good to hear. Of course it was may more complicated than what I could briefly write in the car....some other facts and I am happy to help in any way I can, but some things on my journey

AMH 2.4

Human Growth Hormone, Menopur, Acupuncture, and Estrogen Priming Protocols did nothing to help me. My worst cycles out all 4.

What worked was a simple stim protocol of 600 iu Gonal F and Lupron. I did do Acupuncture starting 5 weeks leading up to transfer and right before and after it. I think it can be beneficial, but my Dr really doesn't believe in it, however others in the clinic do.

I think Menopur in my case really killed my egg quality and numbers. my last cycle without it was SOOOO much better and I had one good one finally. My new Dr won't use it and doesn't like it.

I did take CoQ10 for a while and so did hubby but I can't say either way if it helped or not. Worth a try and you can get from Costco at much cheaper price.

It sounds like you are on a good path though. I know how stressful it is waiting to get the PGS results. When will you hear back?

Good luck! Think positive! Which I know you hate to hear as that's not a fix all. I would stress like crazy too and did! My old clinic was recommending min stim for the 4th ivf and I just didn't feel that was the right thing. What I actually needed what max stim... just gonal f at the 600 IU. I had 7 of 10 make it to day 5 which was amazing. More than double the other cycles!!

Just wanted to update in case anyone follows this thread... Out of our 2 blastocysts from this cycle, one was a genetically normal boy:). So we have two PGS normals frozen--one girl from my first cycle and one from my third cycle. So excited I could burst, but also still have fears after so many early miscarriages. I'm taking this month off and transferring in July. Praying that all of this will do the trick.

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